A Colour Atlas of Plant Propagation and Conservation

Bryan Bowes, Don Blaxell, Bryan G. Bowes , N. A. C. Brown

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Manson Publishing Ltd
01 April 1999

Plant reproduction & propagation; Plant ecology; Conservation of the environment; Agriculture & farming

While scientific and socio-political communities around the world are aware of the natural and economic importance of biodiversity, we are faced with an ever-increasing number of plant species under threat of extinction. Conservation is thus a vital part of the plant scientist's work, in the field, in botanic gardens and in universities. This colour atlas has been conceived to integrate the dual botanical themes of plant propagation and conservation. Various texts deal with propagation, in vivo and in vitro, and with aspects of conservation, but none marries the two themes, let alone a book which uses the concise, focused colour atlas approach. Each of the chapters has been written by an acknowledged international authority on the subject, under the editorship of Dr Bryan Bowes whose Colour Atlas of Plant Structure (1996) is already highly successful. Topics range from the history and likely future of conservation and the effects of human activity on plant diversity, to the practical techniques of collection, preservation, germination, propagation and management of plant populations in the laboratory and in the field. The text is referenced and is illustrated throughout by colour photos and photomicrographs of the highest quality. It will appeal worldwide to students of conservation, plant science and biology, and to professionals and academics, plant propagators, ecologists, and conservationists working in botanic gardens, universities and colleges, in field research and in nurseries specialising in indigenous plants.

By: Bryan Bowes
Contributions by: Don Blaxell, Bryan G. Bowes, N. A. C. Brown, Eric Bunn
Imprint: Manson Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 261mm, Width: 194mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781874545927
ISBN 10: 1874545928
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 April 1999
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , A / AS level , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

General Introduction. The Rationale of Conservation. Plant Diversity - Distribution and Measurement. Collection of Plant Specimens in the Field. Propagation from Seeds to Seed Preservation. The Role of Fire in Enhancing Regeneration: The Situation in the Cape Floral Region. Vegetative Propagation from Stem Cuttings, Leaves and Roots. In Vitro Propagation from Non-sterile Explants. In Vitro Culture and Plant Conservation. In Vitro Collection in the Field. In Vitro Propagation. In Vitro Preservation. Applications of In Vitro Culture for Conservation of Forest Trees. Anatomical and Histo-Cytological Changes in Regenerating Plants. The Role of Mycorrhizae in Regeneration of Native Vegetation. Conservation of Natural Populations. Conservation and the Future.

Bryan Bowes

Reviews for A Colour Atlas of Plant Propagation and Conservation

This handsomely produced volume reviews a range of techniques applicable to Species Recovery Programmes and other conservation strategies...a convenient academic textbook both for conservation biologists and for graduate or advanced undergraduate students. Plant Talk